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Skip the Scary Scent: Why Fragrance-Free Hikes are Safest
While it may seem harmless, your scented products have more of an impact on your hike than you think.
Alley L. Biniarz
Alley L. Biniarz is a folk herbalist, writer, regenerative gardener, kitchen witch, and re-skilling guide. Tending to her curiosities led her down the path of journalism with an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, with an eventual weaving of this writing work with ancestral healing, embodiment, nature reconnection, and creating containers for our tender words. Blending these loves of hers together has brought her to guiding spaces that encourage us to tap into the rhythms and cycles of nature, as well as the seasons of our bodies.
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